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1 For background on the War Powers Act and use of military force abroad, see the following CRS Report RL32267, The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years, CRS Report RL33532, War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance, and CRS Report RL32170, Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007, all by Richard F. Grimmett. 2 The American Legion also follows these dates closely in determining who is eligible for membership; the Veterans of Foreign Wars has its own much more elaborate list of dates. Order Code RS21405

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CRS-2 3 Armistice — “In International law, a suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers.” Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense, April 12, 2001 (Washington: GPO, 2001), p. 32. See also the more detailed definition in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1986), p.

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